UKRS pledges support for UK Power Network’s “Be Bright Stay Safe” campaign

The 'Be Bright, Stay Safe' campaign has been launched to help make everyone aware of potential hazards around UK Power Network's networks. The campaign calls on associations, businesses and individuals to follow safety advice, in a bid to reduce the number of electrical network incidents that take place on their network each year.

The "Be Bright Stay Safe" campaign seeks to:

• Raise awareness of the risks of UK Power Network's distribution network,
• Increase understanding of how to work safer around the network,
• Motivate people who work around or may come into contact with the distribution network to adopt safe behaviours,
• Promote partnership working to share, encourage and promote positive safety conversations - a call to action,
• Reduce the number of incidents associated with the electricity network,
• Support and endorse 'Everyone has the right to go home safe after a day's work'.

Coming into contact with the electricity network results in serious injuries and fatalities. This has a far reaching and devastating effect on family, friends and colleagues. With this in mind, as part of UK Rural Skills commitment to the safety of our members and the customers they train - as well as the wider public - we will be supporting the "Be Bright Stay Safe" campaign through the promotion and sharing of UK Power Network's "Be Bright Stay Safe" key messages and leaflets through our website, social media and member newsletter. You can see our own pledge on the UK Power Network's website by visiting: https://www.ukpowernetworks.co.uk/internet/en/safety/companies/

Be Bright Stay Safe. Get educated. Get involved.

Make your own pledge
We'd like to encourage any of our members to make their own pledges to support the campaign. To do so, visit UK Power Network's "Be Bright Stay Safe" pages where you can download and fill in your own pledge form. By doing so, you'll be - letting everyone know that you support safety, helping to encourage positive behaviours and raising awareness among your colleagues.

To download the pledge form visit -

https://www.ukpowernetworks.co.uk/internet/en/safety/ and click on the "Be Bright Stay Safe Campaign- Download materials and get free leaflets" link.

Read the campaign safety leaflets
The "Be Bright Stay Safe" campaign has several key safety leaflets specifically for:

• Excavation
• Farming
• Overhead Lines
• Trade
• Fishing
• Haulage
• Tree Trimming

To download and read the safety leaflets most relevant to you visit - https://www.ukpowernetworks.co.uk/internet/en/safety/ and click on the "Be Bright Stay Safe Campaign- Download materials and get free leaflets" link.

UKRS' commitment to safety
Our pledge to this campaign allows UK Rural Skills to further demonstrate our commitment to the delivery of ever more safer training. We wish all those we work with the safety at work that they deserve and hope they will take the time to ensure they are as aware of their own personal risks as possible by taking the time to read the campaign literature and seek appropriate training if needed.